seeing that — ‘Oh, if she can do it, I can do it to,'” says Dawes. “That’s when the light bulb went on, and I was like, ‘Oh! I get it.’ That’s why people would come up to me and bawl and cry to me, and be like, ‘Oh thank you for all that you’ve done.'”
“So my situation is very unique, but I would say for those young gymnasts today that are considering or contemplating going professional, make sure you have a trusted network of people — a small support system of people that are going to advise you truthfully and not tell you maybe either what you want to hear or sounds good. Though it worked for me, it may not work for others,” she says.
Even though she has numerous awards and accolades, Dawes says her biggest accomplishment is her children. The retired gymnast was already mom to two toddler girls, Kateri and Quinn, before giving birth to her twin girls this year. She has been vocal about her struggles getting pregnant after suffering a miscarriage in 2017.
Now, all four of her children are doing just fine. 2028 Olympics better watch out!
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